Samos
Restaurant
was
opened
in 1977
by
Nicholas
Georgalas,
who is
still
owner
and head
chef.
The
restaurant
started
off as a
small
carryout,
serving
mostly
sandwiches,
fried
chicken,
and
french
fries.
Over the
years,
the menu
slowly
grew to
include
many of
the
classical
greek
favorites,
including
souvlaki,
dolmathes,
and
gyro.
Business
started
to grow,
and
lines
began
forming
out the
door and
around
the
block.

In 2000,
Samos
expanded
its
dining
room
when the
building
adjacent
to the
restaurant
became
available.
Today,
the
award-winning
food and
service
have
established
Samos as
one of
the best
restaurants
in
Baltimore.

Samos'
hours of
operation
are
Monday
through
Saturday,
11
a.m.-9
p.m.
Closed
on
Sundays.
We are
BYOB
(bring
your own
beer &
wine),
however
we do
assess a
$2.00
service
charge
for each
adult
that is
drinking.
Catering
is
available,
but
please
call the
restaurant
by 11:00
a.m. to
make
arrangements
and get
pricing
info.
For
larger
catering
orders
(25
people
or
more),
please
call 2-3
days in
advance.
We DO
NOT
accept
credit
cards.
We do
not take
reservations.

About Samos:

Samos
is a
Greek
island
in the
Eastern
Aegean
Sea,
located
between
the
island
of Chios
to the
North
and the
island
of
Patmos
to the
south,
and off
the
coast of
Turkey.
The area
of the
island
is
approximately
290
square
miles
(33
miles
long and
9 miles
wide).
It's one
of the
principal
and most
fertile
of the
islands
of the
Aegean
Sea.

The
economy
of Samos
depends
mainly
on the
tourist
industry
which
has been
growing
steadily
since
the
early
80's.
Main
agricultural
products
include,
grapes,
honey,
olives,
olive
oil,
citrus
fruit,
dried
figs,
almonds
and
flowers.
The
Muscat
grape is
the main
crop
used for
wine
production.
Samian
wine,
known
primarily
through
the
sweet
Muscat
type,
have won
prestigious
international
and
domestic
awards.

There
are many
famous
people
connected
with
classical
Samos.
Among
them are
Pythagoras,
who in
1955 had
the town
of
Tigani
renamed
Pythagoreio
in honor
of the
famous
mathematician.
Aesop
who is
famous
for his
Aesop's
Fables.
His name
and
figure
are
found on
coins of
the city
of
imperial
date.
Other
notable
personalities
include
the
philosopher
Epicurus,
who was
born on
Samos.
The
astronomer
Aristarchus
of
Samos,
whom
history
credits
with the
first
recorded
heliocentric
model of
the
solar
system,
also
lived in
Samos.
Another
Samian
was the
great
sculptor
and
inventor
Theodorus,
who is
said to
have
invented,
with
Rhoecus,
the art
of
casting
statues
in
bronze.

Today,
Samos is
the most
visited
island
of the
North-Eastern
Aegean
Islands,
keeping,
nevertheless,
its
beauty
and calm
places.
It is a
particularly
green
island
which,
despite
the
catastrophic
fires
which
have
burned
much of
it in
the
past,
has kept
a big
part of
its
impressively
green
forests.
Busy
resorts,
crowded
beaches,
intensive
nightlife,
but also
secluded
coves,
picturesque
villages
and
peaceful
places
can be
found in
Samos.